Re: Co-Chair

Thank you Gregg for taking the initiative here, and everyone else for your
lack of objections :)


On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 1:02 PM, Gregg Kellogg <gregg@greggkellogg.net>
wrote:

> Not hearing any other proposal or objection, I’ve gone ahead and made Rob
> Co-chair. Welcome, Rob!
>
> Gregg Kellogg
> gregg@greggkellogg.net
>
> On Nov 13, 2017, at 6:32 PM, Robert Sanderson <azaroth42@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks Gregg!  If it's acceptable to everyone, I'm very happy to take on
> the work. If anyone else would like to, then please do put yourself
> forwards ... the goal we all share is to move the specifications forwards,
> not to quibble over who sends out agendas for teleconferences :)
>
> My background that Gregg alluded to:
>
> I co-chair the Open Annotation Community Group (currently very quiet,
> following the release of the TRs earlier this year), and co-chaired the Web
> Annotation Working Group, including the negotiations with the W3C about the
> transition of control back and forth. I'm the W3C Advisory Committee
> representative for my organization and have good working relationships with
> many of the W3C staff.
>
> JSON-LD is a core technology choice for the IIIF community [1], for which
> I am on the Executive Board and am the primary editor for the Presentation
> API (which is the main use of JSON-LD).  It is also fundamental for ongoing
> work in the Museum community [2]. This is not just another specification
> and line item on the resumé, a successful specification for a new JSON-LD
> version is a fundamental need for the organization and communities that I
> represent.
>
> Rob
>
> [1] https://github.com/IIIF/api/issues/1192#issuecomment-336225466
> [2] https://linked.art/model/jsonld/
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Gregg Kellogg <gregg@greggkellogg.net>
> wrote:
>
>> As we move through spec updates and on to implementations and work for a
>> WG, I think it would be good to have a co-chair. I also think that the time
>> is coming when we want to start CG calls on a regular basis, and the
>> support would be useful.
>>
>> I suggest Rob Sanderson, who has been a CG member for a long time, has
>> volunteered, and has experience chairing W3C Working Groups.
>>
>> Anyone else that is interested, please put your name forward, and we’ll
>> call for a consensus response to proceed.
>>
>> Gregg Kellogg
>> gregg@greggkellogg.net
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Rob Sanderson
> Semantic Architect
> The Getty Trust
> Los Angeles, CA 90049
>
>
>


-- 
Rob Sanderson
Semantic Architect
The Getty Trust
Los Angeles, CA 90049